Belgium’s defense minister on Thursday announced the disbandment of a platoon of approximately 30 soldiers. This decision came after severe cases of violence and harassment were investigated. The violence lasted for several months and involved Belgian officers, non-commissioned officers and less-experienced soldiers.
A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the vessel. Canada-based The Metals Company, whose subsidiary